records show that the following seventeen I Company men died between October 21st and November 5th: Nobuo Amakawa, Joseph L. Byrne, Akira Fukuda, John Harano, Ben Inakazu, Kosaku Isobe, Goro Matsumoto, Isamu Minatodani, Susumu Okura, Takeyasu Onaga, Choyei Oshiro, Sam Oshiro, Shigeo Tabuchi, Shigeo Taketa, Larry Tanimoto, Harry Yamasaki, and Chiyoaki Yamauchi. Barney Hajiro’s recommendation
Morikawa, Hiromu 100 B Cpl. Takeuchi, Tadashi 442 G Pfc. Omokawa, George Y. 442 I Capt. Byrne, Joseph Laurence 442 Med Pvt. Isobe, Kosaku 31 Oct 1944 – Battle Day Seventeen: No Rest for the Battle-Weary The 3rd Battalion was ordered to push on to the end of the